Danielle Ireland-Piper

Danielle Ireland-Piper is an Associate Professor and Academic Director at the National Security College of the Australian National University (ANU). She also holds an Honorary Adjunct Associate Professorship at Bond University. Her expertise spans national security law, constitutional law, transnational crime, and international law, with a growing focus on space law, cybersecurity, and climate change governance.

Education:

• PhD, University of Queensland
• LLM (Distinction), University of Cambridge (Chevening Scholar)

Research Interests: Her work addresses extraterritorial legal jurisdiction, outer space policy, cyber governance, and the intersection of gender with security frameworks. She has published widely on Asia-Pacific security dynamics, including books like National Security Law in Australia (2024) and Extraterritoriality in East Asia (2021). Recent projects explore corporate accountability in space and sovereignty in digital domains.

Publications & Impact: Over 48 peer-reviewed works since 2010, including chapters on jurisdictional conflicts and edited volumes on national security law. Her commentary appears in platforms like the Lowy Interpreter and Development Policy Lab.

Affiliations & Experience: Former legal advisor to Australian government agencies (Queensland, NSW), Federal Court Associate, and private practice attorney. Visiting scholar at Utrecht University, Jindal Global University, and others.

Engagement: Host of the National Security Podcast, supervising doctoral students on public and international law. Active in policy advocacy, including submissions on constitutional recognition and surveillance law reforms.